Mets shortstop Jose Reyes tells team no negotiations during season

John Munson/Star-LedgerJose Reyes does not want to be distracted during what could be his final season as a Met.

NEW YORK — With the hope of avoiding further distraction during his superlative season, Jose Reyes has informed the Mets that he would not like to negotiate a contract extension during the season. Reyes’ representatives related the news to general manager Sandy Alderson earlier this week.

Alderson had reached out to Peter Greenberg, one of Reyes’ agents, last week. Greenberg and his partner, Chris Leible, met with Reyes on Monday and discussed the situation. They elected to decline any offers to discuss contractual matters. Thus Reyes could prevent anything from affecting his play, which has resembled that of an MVP so far.

The next couple weeks, Alderson explained, would determine whether he would find himself as either a buyer or a seller during the trading season. But he insisted before today’s game against Oakland that if his team should tank in the coming days, it would not necessarily mean Reyes would be dealt.